Part Two: Rescue Mission

Luis Sinco / LAT

In the years since the Fallouja battle, James Blake Miller has slowly turned against the war. What have we gained as a country? he asked. What have we actually accomplished other than the loss of some damn fine people?

In the years since the Fallouja battle, James Blake Miller has slowly turned against the war. What have we gained as a country? he asked. What have we actually accomplished other than the loss of some damn fine people? (Luis Sinco / LAT)

As the photographer who had taken the famous image of Miller, I felt responsible for him. I flew to Kentucky to drive him to a PTSD clinic in Connecticut. On the road, I caught Millers eyes reflected in the rearview mirror, droopy and lifeless. He hadnt slept well, and we had a long road ahead.

As the photographer who had taken the famous image of Miller, I felt responsible for him. I flew to Kentucky to drive him to a PTSD clinic in Connecticut. On the road, I caught Millers eyes reflected in the rearview mirror, droopy and lifeless. He hadnt slept well, and we had a long road ahead. (Luis Sinco / LAT)